This film publicity image released by The Weinstein Company shows Ariana Neal, left, and Michael B. Jordan in a scene from 'Fruitvale Station.' (AP Photo/The Weinstein Company, Ron Koeberer)

Written by

Bill Goodykoontz
| Gannett

That is evident throughout "Fruitvale Station," Ryan Coogler's outstanding film about Oscar Grant III, a 22-year-old black man shot at a commuter-train station in Oakland by a White police officer in the early morning hours of New Year's Day in 2009.

The incident was captured on video cellphone cameras and led to protests and riots. This gives nothing away; Coogler begins the film with actual grainy cellphone footage of the incident. Then he goes back in time 24 hours and offers a look at the last day in Grant's life. ...